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| Kalat | Area
| 206,382 km² | | Official language(s) | Baluchi | | Established | 3rd October 1952 | | Abolished | 14th October 1955 | | Historic regions of Pakistan | | Original Provinces
One-Unit Provinces Balochi, a north-western Iranian language, is the principal language of Balochistan,in Pakistan. ...
The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of Pakistan located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province. ...
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Independent (as part of Pakistan) from British Empire - August 14, 1947 Separated from East Pakistan as Pakistan - March 26, 1971 Capital Karachi Language Urdu, English West Pakistan consisted of the western part of Pakistan from 1947 until 1971, when East Pakistan became Bangladesh and West Pakistan became the present-day...
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The Baluchistan States Union existed between 3rd October 1952 and 14th October 1955 in southwest Pakistan. It was formed by the states of Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran with the capital at the town of Kalat. The area of the Union was roughly the western half of the modern province of Balochistan. The Union was separate from the Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan which comprised areas to the northeast of the Union. The Union did not include the enclave of Gwadar which was part of the Sultanate of Oman. The four state rulers continued in office but some matters became the responsibility of the Union government. Amb was a small princely state in what is today the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...
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Khairpur (khīr´poor) is a city in the Sindh province in southeast Pakistan. ...
Makran is the southern region of Balochistan, in Iran and Pakistan along the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. ...
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The city of Kalat is located roughly in the center of Balochistan, Pakistan, south and slightly west of the provincial capital Quetta. ...
Makran is the southern region of Balochistan, in Iran and Pakistan along the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. ...
The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) in Pakistan contains most of historical Balochistan and is named after the Baloch. ...
The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of Pakistan located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province. ...
Gwadar is a coastal town in Balochistan, a province of Pakistan, 650 km from Karachi. ...
History
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Government The first head of the Union was the Khan of Kalat who held the title Khan-e-Azam. The main governing body was the Council of Rulers which comprised the Khan-e-Azam, the Jam of Las Bela and the Nawabs of Kharan and Makran. Decisions on major issues could be taken by a jirga or council of all the nobles or sardars of the Union. A Nawab was originally the provincial governor or viceroy of a province or region of the Mughal empire. ...
A jirga (occasionally jirgah) is a tribal assembly which takes decisions by consensus. ...
The word Sardar (, IPA ) originally came from Afghanistan (from the Pashto language of Indo-Iranian language family), where it means a commander. ...
See also The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) in Pakistan contains most of historical Balochistan and is named after the Baloch. ...
The Chief Commissioners Province of Baluchistan was a former province of Pakistan located in the northern parts of modern Balochistan province. ...
Pakistan has been ruled by both democratic and military governments. ...
The History of Pakistan for times preceding 1947 overlaps with that of the history of Afghanistan, Iran, and India. ...
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